Pad or padding for garments



Jail, 13, 1925. 1,522,842

A. G. SLADDI N PAD OR PADDING FOR GARMENTS Filed April 50 1921 ws'rpmsss IPNENTOR,

Patented Jan. 13, 1925.

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Application filed April 30, 1921.

T0 all whom t may] concern.'

Be it known that I, ARNOLD GLADs'roNE SLADDIN, a. subject of the King of Great Britain, residing at Lightcliffe, near Halifax, in the county of York, England, have invented a certain new and useful Improvement in and Relating to Pads or Padding for Garments, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to materials and their combination in the manufacture of pads or padding -for garments. Hitherto this padding has consisted chiefly of loose cotton, jute, or the like fibres or wadding, or of the so-called cotton wool, the latter being given a coat of size upon one side for handling purposes. Pads or padding for garments are mainly `composed of the latter material, and in order to promote stability, two sheets are placed face to face with the sized surfaces on the outside, and for extra thick pads three or more sheets may be superimposed. Pads of the desired shape according to the position they are to occupy in the garment, are cut from a sheet of this material, and all parts of such sheet which are too small for forming into a pad, become so much waste. Also, the material is so loosely held together by the size, that a slight strain or pressure at any particular point causes it to stretch, become out of shape leaving a thin place at this part. Such a defect is easily set up when fitting and securing the pad to the garment, or when pressing the garment, and subsequently becomes noticeable by a crease vforming in the same. Another disadvantage arising out of the employment of this form of pad, is. that the pressing operation has such an effect upon the size as to invariably soften it andcause it to adhere to the garment, so that any subsequent adjustment of suchr pad which may be found necessary upon fitting the garment is impossible because of this attachment and invariably necessitates the substitution of a fresh pad.

The object of my invention is to simplify the manufacture of such pads, eliminate the waste aforesaid, make the pads more durable and in such a manner that tailors and costumors my stock them and later fit them into any garment without fear of their suffering any damage, getting out of shape,

Serial No. 465,825.

or becoming attached to the garment in the operation of pressing the latter.

Fig. l is a vertical sectional view of a pad constructed in accordance with my invention.

Fig. 2 is a plan view of the construction shown in Fig. l, and

Fig. 3, is a plan view of a slight modification. y

According to my invention. I employ loose fibres or cotton wool designated by the reference character A and preferably in lap form as prepared by a Garnett or similar machine, and cut from the lap or sheet a portion in accordance with the size or shape of pad, or sheet padding desired.

I also cut two similar shaped pieces B of Japanese. or the like silk tissue paper, and sandwich the wadding or loose fibres between the two. The papers and filling are now secured together by sewing with sewing cotton the stitches Cl following the outline of the pad or sheet about one quarter of an inch or one centimetre from the edge thereof. In some pads or sheets where eXtra strength is required, the stitchings may run longitudinally or transversely, or both, of the pad or padding, as desired.

The use of Japanese silk tissue papers has been found to be admirably suited for use as a covering for the pad, since it is very light, thin, frictionless, and exceptionally tough. Furthermore, it can be distorted or creased without injury to t-he pad, and does not suffer from being handled.

Any thickness of cotton wool or the like may be used between the paper covers. For building shoulder' pads, in place of the ordinary single sheet of wadding on the underside, I employ one thin layer of fibres and one piece of Japanese paper' as a cover upon this side of the pad only, the whole being stitched together in the ordinary way.

As a modification of my improved pad I may form pads of one sheet or piece of sized wadding with one piece of Japanese silk tissue paper upon the unsized side, the latter.. being secured to the former by sewing in the manner before described.

The toughness of the paper and the stitchings under normal treatment maintain the pad in its original shape, whilst the waste from the carded or original sheet may be returned to the machine andV assist in the formation of a further lap; therefore no Waste of fibres can occur, considerable economy is effected, and the durability of such pads is greatly increased.v

'JU and a covering of Japanese silk tissue paper applied to both sides of said body and united thereto by stitching extending through the pad. v

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in the presence 15V of two subscribino` Witnesses.

' ARNOLD GLDsToNE sLADDiN.

Witnesses:

ABM. REED, RD, B, NIoHoLLs. 

